7a: the act of drawing (as from a cask)b: a portion of liquid so drawn <a draft of ale>c: draft beer <a glass of draft>

8: the depth of water a ship draws especially when loaded

9a(1): a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for compulsory military service) (2): an act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without the individual's expressed consentb: a group of individuals selected especially by military draftc: a system whereby exclusive rights to selected new players are apportioned among professional teams

10a: an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on anotherb: the act or an instance of drawing from or making demands upon something :demand

11a: a current of air in a closed-in space <felt a draft>b: a device for regulating the flow of air (as in a fireplace)

12:angle, taper; specifically: the taper given to a pattern or die so that the work can be easily withdrawn

13: a pocket of reduced air pressure behind a moving object; also: the use of such a draft to save energy

drafty

draughty

Variants of draft

draught

Law Dictionary

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draft

noun

Legal Definition of draft

1: a preliminary version of something (as a law)

2a: a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for military service) b: the act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without his or her expressed consent

3: an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another — see also drawee, drawer — compare checkdocumentary draft: a draft that will be honored only upon the presentation of certain documents (as an invoice or certificate of title)sight draft: a draft payable on presentationtime draft: a draft payable a specified number of days after the date of the draft or of its presentation

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draft

transitive verb

Legal Definition of draft

1: to select for some purpose; specifically: to conscript for military service

2: to compose or prepare especially the preliminary version of <drafting legislation>